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Dementia

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Dementia

70 family carers upskill to help loved ones with dementia

More than 70 North Queensland family carers have undergone skills training to allow them to assist those with dementia at their end of life.

19/06/2024
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Dementia

Virtual reality training aims to reduce restrictive practices

Dementia Australia has launched D-Esc, an innovative virtual reality (VR) training workshop for de-escalating a behavioural emergency in a care setting.

29/05/2024
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Dementia

Should people with dementia be eligible for voluntary assisted dying?

26/05/2024
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Dementia

15 new dementia beds help free up hospitals

10/05/2024
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Dementia

New research on financial capability in ageing and dementia

10/05/2024

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Demystifying Dementia: Everything You Need To Know by Rose Capp
Dementia

Demystifying Dementia: Everything You Need To Know

In an increasingly medicalised world, almost every ailment seems to have a treatment. The never-ending aisles of local ...

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Rose Capp
Post-diagnostic support
Dementia

Dementia: post-diagnostic support

Dementia Australia offers 6 free support sessions for people of all ages diagnosed with dementia, or people assessed wi...

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Dementia Australia
Enduring Powers of Attorney with Bill Yeates, Dementia Advocate
Dementia

Enduring Powers of Attorney with Bill Yeates, Dementia Advocate

Bill Yeates received a diagnosis of Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Disease in July 2019 at the age of 59.

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Enduring Powers of Attorney with Dementia Australia
Dementia

Enduring Powers of Attorney with Dementia Australia

Annie Dallimer, State Manager, Client Services at Dementia Australia discusses Enduring Powers of Attorney with Philipp...

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Dementia

New VR Dementia training course now available

D-Esc is a Dementia Australia workshop that provides virtual reality (VR) training for a behavioural emergency, designe...

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Dementia Australia
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Dementia

National Standard on Psychotropic Medicines

The Australian Government has just released this new Psychotropic Medicines in Cognitive Disability or Impairment Clini...

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